IP INTERFACE COMMANDS

IP Interface Commands

An IP addresses may be used for management access to the switch over your network. The IP address for this switch is obtained via DHCP by default. You can manually configure a specific IP address, or direct the device to obtain an address from a BOOTP or DHCP server when it is powered on. You may also need to a establish a default gateway between this device and management stations or other devices that exist on another network segment.

Table 4-67 IP Interface Commands

Command

Function

Mode

Page

ip address

Sets the IP address for the current interface

IC

4-249

 

 

 

 

ip dhcp restart

Submits a BOOTP or DHCP client request

PE

4-251

 

 

 

 

ipdefault-gateway

Defines the default gateway through which

GC

4-252

 

this switch can reach other subnetworks

 

 

 

 

 

 

show ip interface

Displays the IP settings for this device

PE

4-252

 

 

 

 

show ip redirects

Displays the default gateway configured for

PE

4-253

 

this device

 

 

 

 

 

 

ping

Sends ICMP echo request packets to another

NE,

4-253

 

node on the network

PE

 

 

 

 

 

ip address

This command sets the IP address for the currently selected VLAN interface. Use the no form to restore the default IP address.

Syntax

ip address {ip-address netmask bootp dhcp} no ip address

•ip-address- IP address

•netmask - Network mask for the associated IP subnet. This mask identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.

•bootp - Obtains IP address from BOOTP.

•dhcp - Obtains IP address from DHCP.

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